Syracuse Chiefs starter John Lannan roughed up in 6-3 loss to Lehigh Valley

Lehigh Valley pounded out 15 hits against Syracuse pitching on Sunday to take a 6-3 win over the Chiefs in the first game of a doubleheader at Alliance Bank Stadium.

Syracuse starter John Lannan (6-10) was on the wrong end of much of action, surrendering 13 hits and six earned runs in 3 1/3 innings pitched. Lannan faced 24 hitters and threw 76 pitches in his short stint.

Lehigh Valley nicked Lannan for 12 singles, a few of which could have been turned into outs with better defensive support. Seven IronPigs posted two hits apiece, and Jason Pirdie and Cody Overbeck each delivered two RBI.

Starter B.J. Rosenberg (4-2) picked up the win for Lehigh Valley,giving up three earned runs in 5 2/3 innings.

The teams combined for 21 hits, and 19 of them were singles.

The Iron Pigs scored twice in the third and four times in the fourth to break to a 6-0 lead. Syracuse third baseman Carlos Rivero blasted a three-run homer in the bottom of the fourth for Syracuse's only scoring.